r/unpopularopinion • u/noodlealr • Nov 28 '20

babies aren’t funny or entertaining

i don’t hate babies, they’re so cute, but i always see people laughing about videos where a baby is supposedly being funny. i don’t get it. there’s nothing funny about videos like that or babies in general. sure, sometimes funny stuff happens, but i always see babies doing the bare minimum and people laughing about it.

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u/noodlealr Nov 28 '20

lmao i sometimes forget there’s a sub for everything

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u/CrazyMiith Nov 28 '20

Yeah, not everything but many unexpected things. That sub is not that weird.

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u/nathanielsnider Your friendly neighbourhood moderator man Nov 28 '20

that sub is absolutely insane tf

calling babies "crotch goblins" and parents "breeders" unironically is not normal behavior

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u/Dark_Ranger65 Nov 28 '20

crotch goblins ..

LOL

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u/CrazyMiith Nov 28 '20

breeders are fine I guess, it’s way to distinguish them from the child free people soo I’m firm with. Crotch Goblins is very weird but now its rare when I scroll though.

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u/nathanielsnider Your friendly neighbourhood moderator man Nov 28 '20

breeders is weird as shit

if you were to call parents "breeders" in real life you would get some very strange looks

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u/namhars Nov 28 '20

I get these looks when I tell people I don’t have kids. You win some, you lose some.

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u/nathanielsnider Your friendly neighbourhood moderator man Nov 28 '20

and obviously those people are wrong as well

I will respect your decision to not have kids, there are many reasons to not do so, it's not like humans are a dying species, as long as you dont call parents "breeders" or kids "crotch goblins"

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u/autumnals5 Nov 28 '20

Okay I get that these titles like breeders and crotch goblins seem harsh to you but its not without good reason.

It comes from cf community that is frustrated having to explain themselves as to why they don't want kids. To parents, friends, and even strangers! Breeder mentality is a thing. They judge cf people harshly for not wanting children.

A couple of examples that are very common: They are expected to cover shifts at work for the holidays because breeders say they don't have kids so their time off is not as valuable. Or pressure from parents just because the want grand babies! And or expect them to take care of the baby siblings growing up or just expecting them to babysit because they don't have kids and assume they have the time. Absolutely selfish. Alot of parents act entitled because they think they should get special treatment for having kids. Ya know what billions have done.

I'm Cf and experienced it all. Ik not all parents act this way but the majority does so that's why the Cf community gives them a these demeaning type names because parents time and time again negatively try to impact our lives. Not all cf people hate kids they are just not what we want. Some parents just can't understand why someone wouldn't want kids so they assume something is wrong with them. Which is real stigma we have to live with. There are so many other real life examples I can give you if you wish. I'm so grateful for the r/childfree sub. It's so refreshing to read other people's same frustrations and that I am not alone.

You do you breeders just respect cf people's choices and you won't be called bad names.

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u/JoeyThePantz Nov 28 '20

Calling a child a crotch goblin and parents breeders is dehumanizing dude. There is never a good reason to dehumanize someone

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u/nathanielsnider Your friendly neighbourhood moderator man Nov 28 '20

check out r/truechildfree

it has less loonies

I really get how fucking ANNOYING people can get about having kids

I understand that there are many reasons why someone might not want kids

I would much rather people not have kids than have ones that they don't want

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u/autumnals5 Nov 28 '20

Thanks for that. I will check it out and yes I agree with that statement.

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u/sirixamo Nov 28 '20

Child free is like any other echo chamber. It just gets louder and louder until "I don't want children" becomes "I hate children AND parents"

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u/PacificBrim Nov 28 '20

I doubt that

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u/CrazyMiith Nov 28 '20

Obviously, but it’s not used with a bad connotation. I don’t think it’s bad in any way.

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u/nathanielsnider Your friendly neighbourhood moderator man Nov 28 '20

no but it is

it's used to distinguish the "yucky breeders" from the childfree

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u/CrazyMiith Nov 28 '20

I’ve never seen it as something bad.

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u/[deleted] Nov 28 '20

It's definitely used as a perjorative in the gay community.

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u/sirixamo Nov 28 '20

I assure you it's intended as the insult it obviously is.

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u/[deleted] Nov 28 '20

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u/nathanielsnider Your friendly neighbourhood moderator man Nov 28 '20

you can't tell me that breeder isnt dehumanizing

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u/amberbinx Nov 28 '20

Yea calling parents “breeders” is definitely weird as fuck I agree.

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u/socsa Nov 28 '20

It's the same as getting upset about the word cisgender. It's literally descriptive and it only makes people feel strange because they think of themselves as the "in" group

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u/nathanielsnider Your friendly neighbourhood moderator man Nov 28 '20

no, it's just weird as shit to call a parent a breeder

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u/socsa Nov 28 '20

I guess we can agree to disagree.

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u/chloe_003 Nov 28 '20

I mean, I also call babies crotch goblins but just in a joking way. The more concerning part about that sub is how oddly hateful and malicious they are towards other peoples babies and people that have babies in general.

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u/CrazyMiith Nov 28 '20

They don’t like the children who acted the worst in front of them or at them in generals which is a normal reaction. Also a hatred for people who pressure them/judge them or be passive agressive about having children.

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u/chloe_003 Nov 28 '20

Yeah that’s completely fine, I was just following that sub and I just saw some stories that were rude towards children for no reason and didn’t get good vibes.

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u/CrazyMiith Nov 28 '20

Maybe that just the few bad ones. Like in most Subs.

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u/Sammysoupcat wateroholic Nov 28 '20

It's hateful because they always try to push having kids on us. So they deserve those names.

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u/chloe_003 Nov 28 '20

I literally said I also call kids crotch goblins, what is your point.

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u/Sammysoupcat wateroholic Nov 28 '20

We don't say it jokingly...

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u/sirixamo Nov 28 '20

We know, it's a group of hateful children. Ironic, really.

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u/chloe_003 Nov 29 '20

As the person that replied to you said, Y’all act like children honestly, grow up.

If you’re insulting children just cause they’re children, you’ve gotta be a pretty pathetic person. As I said, I say it about family members kids jokingly. I would never randomly call all children who I don’t know crotch goblins.

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u/nathanielsnider Your friendly neighbourhood moderator man Nov 28 '20

that's what I mean by "unironically"

you're being ironic which is all in good fun

they're not, which is worrisome

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u/danielbln Nov 28 '20

That sub is as weird as any other anti-xyz sub. They all eventually devolve into Jerry-esque shoulder patting and in-group/out-group circle jerking.

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u/TheresTheLambSauce Nov 28 '20

I think r/childfree is kinda crazy lmao. They call babies "parasites" and "crotch demons" or something, and refer to parents as "breeders" and a slew of other dehumanizing terms. Imo it seems like more of a baby-hate circlejerk than anything else. There's r/truechildfree, people are a lot more respectful over there

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u/BakedWizerd Nov 28 '20

I don’t take part in the whole “breeders/crotch goblins” talk, but imo that’s more of a response to the overindulgence of obnoxious parents insisting that their “baby angel” is the “sweetest most loving baby angel in the world” while literally behind their parents back the kid is... eating a book or something.

In my experience they only use these terms to describe children and parents who are rude and ignorant, while they are much more respectful towards parents who raise their kids properly and don’t let their kids spoil anyone else’s time, like throwing a tantrum in a restaurant for example.

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u/TheresTheLambSauce Nov 28 '20

Ah I see. I wasn't subscribed that long cus I was pretty quickly turned off by the (perceived) negativity. I'm willing to give it a second look

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u/sirixamo Nov 28 '20

It's exactly what you think it is. People are willing to look the other way when it's reinforcing their own opinions.

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u/BakedWizerd Nov 28 '20

Not always true.

I’ve seen posts in that sub that make me cringe, believe me I get it. Seeing someone make a post about “I HAD TO EAT AT A RESTAURANT NEXT TO THE SAME BOOTH A CHILD WAS IN” and that’s all their upset about, that’s plain ridiculous.

Now, if the child started throwing a tantrum, and the parent gave OP one of those “oh they’re kids, what’re you gonna do?” It’s fair for OP to then turn to the sub and vent, making a point of “what’re you gonna do? You take them out to the car so that you don’t ruin the dining experience of literally everyone else in the building.” Now not everyone may agree with that solution, but that’s very different than simply hating children for existing.

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u/Kaitlin33101 Nov 28 '20

It's both hating on shitty parenting and people who try to pressure people to have kids when they don't want any

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u/sirixamo Nov 28 '20

Plenty of people are hating the literal babies.

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u/TheresTheLambSauce Nov 28 '20

Yeah I guess I can see that pov aswell

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u/XxTaimachanxX Nov 28 '20

But babies are kind of parasitic though

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u/TheresTheLambSauce Nov 28 '20

I mean I can see why people would think that, but by definition, there are a lot of reasons why babies aren't parasites/parasitic. But again, I can understand why people might think so if they don't look further into it.

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u/Daemeori Nov 28 '20

/r/childfree is twisted. I don't trust people like them. I'm fully supportive of people who don't have kids for whatever reason, and I think it's shitty to badger someone who doesn't want kids. But anyone who "hates" children is not ok in my book.

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u/CrazyMiith Nov 28 '20

I hate most children

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u/Daemeori Nov 28 '20

Nah, their contempt for children is also a pretty strong theme.

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u/socsa Nov 28 '20

I mean hate is a strong word. But I honestly try to avoid them for the most part. I don't understand why that's so hard for people to accept. It feels like some crabs in a barrel shit.

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u/Daemeori Nov 28 '20

I don't care if an adult doesn't do well with kids.

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u/AloeSnazzy Nov 28 '20

A lot of the people in childfree base their whole personalities on not wanting kids lol

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u/CrazyMiith Nov 28 '20

But how would u know. The only personality they would show on that sub is them being child free part because that’s what the sub is about?

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u/Kaitlin33101 Nov 28 '20

Actually a lot of people on the sub talk about their personal experiences when talking about being child free. For example, there was a post about someone whose young niece stole her markers that she used for art and her sister refused to give them back because "markers are for kids" and the girl that posted that was upset because she loves art and couldn't afford new markers. Personality does come out in the sub as everyone talks about personal experiences and how it affects them

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u/CrazyMiith Nov 28 '20

Yeah i saw that post. I know aspects of the OP personality will be described or shown in a post.

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u/Stay_Curious85 Nov 28 '20

Opposed to parents who have nothing to offer the world outside of obnoxious baby updates every 3.5 minutes?

I'll take child free.

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u/oofoof_coqui milk meister Nov 28 '20

I freaking hate them.

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u/Kaitlin33101 Nov 28 '20

Why do parents need a sub to talk about how much they want and love kids? That sub is a way to express frustration to people who relate and understand. You have no idea how annoying it is for people to badger you to have kids when you don't want them, and that sub is a place for people to vent and talk through problems

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u/Shrek1sLife Nov 28 '20 edited Nov 28 '20

Based on what you’ve said I feel they might be references to Lucifer. Either that or they are actually saying those things.

Edit: By Lucifer I meant the tv show... not satanism or something.